Posted by AVR on August 3, 2001, at 13:38:04
In reply to Re: I never had a panic attack for 2 years until now!, posted by grapebubblegum on August 2, 2001, at 9:08:48
Thanks for the help mm and grape. I went to my doc yesterday and I told him I got like that on Paxil and I said maybe I should try a new SSRI like Celexa, an SSRI that is supposed to have fewer side effects than the other SSRI's. He perscribed it for me (20 mg) so I am going to try it anyway and hope for the best. I am going to a mental health clinic in a few weeks so I feel a little better about that. I don't want to get pyschotic again on Celexa and be far away from reality. I found it extremly hard to communicate with my family on Paxil and I didn't like this one bit. Maybe the "I don't care" feeling is the only way for me to beat depression and anxiety. I hope to find the best meds for my problems. Oh, I forgot to mention I have a neurological disorder called terrets syndrome. Terretts is a form of OCD where you have uncontrolable tics. it is really awful. When I was a child I would do everything from making weird noises in class to jumping up and down uncontrolably but now it's settled down to problems with twitching my eyes and neck muscles. Paxil helped this ALOT.
I was a very social person on Paxil but now off the Paxil I try to avoid certain social cituations and my OCD, anxiety and depression symptoms are returning.
I was never diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder but I have all of the symptoms of this and I read that Celexa makes GAD worse!!
I hate living like this. The only thing that keeps me going is knowing that other people have these very same problems. I used to seriously think that I was the only person experiencing these problems.
Sorry If I didn't explain myself very well. I'm spaced out a little bit today. I hope for the best though.
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